The transcription factor MYC ensures that cells can produce the proteins necessary for their functions. Or, to put it differently: Only when the gas pump attendant has done its job can the trip begin. Graphic: Research Group Wolf (Image: AG Wolf)
03/29/2019 - Scientists at the University of Würzburg have discovered a new mechanism of gene transcription in tumor cells. Their study identifies novel strategies to develop innovative anti-Cancer drugs. The cells which make up our body vary significantly. A liver cell does not look like a muscle cell and each has a unique function. This is because liver cells produce the proteins that characterize them, and muscle cells do the same. The blueprint of each human protein is saved in genes, our hereditary information, which are the same in every single cell in our bodies. For cells with the same genetic material to be able to produce different proteins, certain "helper" proteins are necessary.
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